Mop wringer



Feb. 28, 1928.

c. B. LAMBERT MOP WRINGER Filed Sept. 29, 1927 atto'mvuga Patented Feb. 28, 19.28.

UNITED STATES CLARA'BIRGHARD LAMBERT, or ,P'AsADENA, CALIFORNIA.

MOP WRINGER.

Application filed September 29, 1927. Serial'No. 222,841.

The present invention has reference to mop construction and aims to provide nove-l means whereby a mop may be wrung with facility.

Another object of the invention. is to provide means to be secured to the scrub pail and to which the in-op is temporarily secured during the wringing operation, the means secured to the scrub pail being such that it will not interfere with the mop being place-*d into the scrub pail to wet the mop.

A still further objectof the invention is the provision of an attachment of this character which may be readily and easily secured to the usual mop construction or mop webbing' material.

lVith the foregoing and other objects inv vie-w which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides inthe combiiiation and arrangement of parts Vand in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view illustratingthe mop as positioned over a bucket preparatory to wringing.

Figure 2 is a side elevational View thereof.

Figure 3 is an elevational view illustrating the mop folded for mopping purposes.

Figure t is an elevational View showing the clamp employed for securing the mop to the bucket or pail for wringing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the device includes a member 5 and a member 6, the member 5 constituting a length of heavy wire material bent kto provide a loop 7, the ends thereof being twisted around each other deinin'g'a shank 8 ltoV be positioned in a bore formed in o-ne end of the usual mop handle 9. i

rlhe member 5 is further secured to the handle by means of the arms 5 thathave openings at their ends to receive the ends of the member 5 as shown by Figure l.

The member 6 is also formed of a length of heavy wire material vbent insuch a way as to provide a loop 10 or eye and a pair of inwardly extended overlapping armsv 11 constructed in suoli a way that the webbing material forming the mop may bev slipped therebetween and heldin the main portion of the member 6 as clearly shown by Figure llof the drawing. y Y

The reference character 12 indicatesthe mop webbing material which is formed into loops as shown by the drawing. so that they may befreadily and easily secured to the members 5 and 6.

Secured to they handle 9r at a point adi jacent to tlie'inner end thereofis a hook 13 designed to accommodate the loop or eye 10 when the mop is being used for mopping a surface. Used in conjunction with the mop, yis a clamp 14 which is designed to be secured to the scrub pail, there being provided winced screws extending through the body portion of the clamp and contacting with thepail to secure the clamp in position.

Extending upwardly from the clamp is av I linger 15 which is curved in Such a way as to insure against the eye or loopl l() becoming displaced during the wringing operation. In connection with the finger 15, it might be stated that when it is desired to wring the mop, the eye or loop 10 is positioned over the linger and the handle portion 9 twisted, the water wrung from the mop drop-y ping into the pail. A

It will also be seen that due to this construc-tion, the mop may be wrung by an attachment carried by the scrub pail, eliminating the usual obstructions such as wringing rolls or the like carried by the pail and which form a part of the usual wringer employed in connection with scrub pails.

Iclaim:V 'i j l. A mop embodying mop webbing material, a length ofy wire material bent to provide an elongated loop thro-ugh which the mopwebbing material extends at one end of themop, a tubular member to receive the handle ofthe mop, laterally extended arms formed o-n the tubular member, means for Vconnecting the arms to the ends of the elongated loop, and va loop meinberthrough which the mop webbing material extends at the opposite end of the mop.

2. A mop embodying mop webbing material, a llength of wire material bent to provide an elongated loop, said mop webbing material extending through the loop, :L member through Which the opposite ends of the mop webbing materiel extends, said member having a loopjformed intermediate the ends thereof, a handle to which the elongated loop member is secured, e tubular member on the handle, arms extending from the tubularV member and having Connection with the rial in a folded condition. Y Y

In testimony that I claim the foregoing :is my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature.

CLARA BIRCHARD LAMBERT. 

